Wykorzystanie instrumentów finansowych do zarządzania ryzykiem walutowym w sprawozdawczości finansowej spółek sektora paliwowo-gazowego i energetycznego
Use of financial instruments to manage currency risk in financial reporting of companies in the fuel, gas and, energy sectors

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses issues related to financial instruments. In the period of a significant increase in fuel and energy prices, the author decided to examine whether companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange from the fuel, gas, and energy sectors hedge against exchange rate fluctuations. The article also verifies whether financial and hedging instruments constitute a signficant part of the assets of the surveyed companies. It was also checked whether the audited companies apply hedge accounting and whether changes in the value of hedging instruments significantly affect their financial results. In the last phase of the research, the completeness of disclosures regarding financial instruments and derivatives in the consolidated financial statements of the audited entities was verified. The following research methods were used in the article: literature review, analysis of legal acts related to financial instruments and the verification of consolidated financial statements of companies from the fuel, gas,and energy sectors listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

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